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How to Cut Your Health-Care Costs

Perhaps most important: Understand the new legislation and how to take advantage of it

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Avery Johnson

March 12, 2012

For many Americans, the health-care news this year is more of the same: rising insurance premiums—and for some, reduced coverage—at a time of continued economic malaise.

Health care remains one of the largest line items in any family's budget, and finding ways to save is more important than ever. But people out of work are learning that coverage sold on the so-called individual market is typically not as robust as their work-based insurance was. And those still covered through employers are seeing more high-deductible plans,...